from the readers

I have been monitoring your blog being an Aklanon who resides outside Aklan. In fact, your blog serves as a primary source of news about Aklan. I believe I am not unique in my situation. Many other Aklanons who reside outside Aklan, I believe, rely on blogs like yours to be updated about what is happening in Aklan.
Given that your blog is our source of primary information about Aklan, this issue about a fake doctor has shown that our local officials give little or no effort to present their position on the issue as I read in your blog. It may mean, though, that you are not writing their responses to the issue. Have they responded?
Our local officials should not take lightly the impact of online news and blogs to their political agenda. Aklanons residing outside of Aklan influence Aklan voters directly. How? If you are the OFW and sending money to an Aklan voter, you have an influence on how the voter selects who to vote for. You the OFW is influenced by what you read in blogs like anwangaklan.blogspot.com. If the politician is not adequately represented in the online media, chances are you will have a negative concept about the politician compared to another politician who is using the power of the Internet and online forums to project his image.
Friendster, an online social networking site, has more than 10,000 members who claim that their location is Aklan. Kalibo as their location is mentioned by more than 1,000 members. Most of these are of voting age by 2010.
Going back to the case of the fake doctor. I hope to read very soon news about the actions taken by the authorities.
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As a public official, you have to be accessible. One of the ways to be accesible is having an email address where the constituents and others can send their concerns, praises, complaints, etc.
I hope you in Aklan Media can motivate and encourage our local public officials to give you their email addresses, if ever they have. Then please post them in your blog for the information and perusal of everyone.
At leaset please have the email addresses of the Congressman, Governor, Vice Governon, Board Members, and Mayors.
Lacking email addresses, may I recommend that you create one for them in Yahoo, Gmail or Hotmail. Give them the info like username and password to access their mail and then post the email addresses in the blog.
It would help the overseas Aklanon and those who are not Aklan residents but are from Aklan if we know how to get in contact with our local government officials.Thanks.

elmar M.Gomez
elmarmgomez2003@yahoo.com

(Sir, we have e-mailed you thier cellphone numbers to bring to their attention your querries and concerned. Rest assured that we will be providing you updates on the said controversial issue. Thank you for taking cognisance of our efforts to bring to Aklanons what is happening in the province.-ed)